A fire in a small building in North Canaan caused ammunition inside to set off, officials say

NORTH CANAAN — A elderly man was taken by LifeStar Helicopter to the hospital after he suffered injuries trying to escape a fire on Salisbury Road, fire officials said. The fire also set off ammunition.

When firefighters arrived at the scene they found the fire in a small building on the property. The fire caused ammunition in the building to go off, but it did not injure anyone, fire officials said.

The man, who was inside the building, was first taken to Sharon Hospital by ambulance before being taken by LifeStar Helicopter.

The call for the fire came in about 3:20 p.m. The building, which is about 75 yards from the house on the property, was destroyed by the fire.